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Asteroid City 2023
Asteroid City was so Wes it hurt (in a good way).
Although not directly sequential, Asteroid City seems to be the spiritual sequel of Rushmore. Here, we see Jason Schwartzman play (as an actor in the play ‘Asteroid City’) the grieving father of 4 children whose mother just passed. Rushmore sees Schwartzman in an analogous role with less responsibility. Instead of doing everything under the sun, his character in Asteroid City is stunned into inaction when faced of the death…
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City of God 2002
“Have you lost your mind? You are just a kid” “A kid? I smoke, I snort. I've killed and robbed. I'm a man.”
City of God spans many genres, but I think at its heart it’s a coming-of-age film. Through narration and a creative narrative structure, we see both the coming of age of the characters and the city of Rio de Janeiro itself. The story of Rocket takes the form of one we know all too well. A character…
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Leave the World Behind 2023
For the standard Netflix slop, this exceed my expectations.
Despite a less than novel premise, none of the performances fell short. The characters exuded authenticity and highlighted some of the darker, albeit real, traits of human nature.
This was deeply unsatisfying. Seriously. When the credits started to roll I thought it was a fake ending like they did in Vice.
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After Hours 1985
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Scorsese: I want to make a movie about a guy on a crazy coke binge in New York
Warner Bros: but Martin you can’t show anyone doing cocaine
Scorsese: say less
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The Graduate 1967
Sorry before I marry you I have to ask, you know I took your mom to pound-town right?
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